09.034
Library: Up on Janamejaya's enquiry, Vaishampayana narrates the pilgrimage. How the moon was cursed and how Prabhasa became the foremost of holy places.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
पूर्वमेव यदा रामस्तस्मिन्युद्ध उपस्थिते। आमन्त्र्य केशवं यातो वृष्णिभिः सहितः प्रभुः ॥९-३४-१॥
pūrvameva yadā rāmas tasmin yuddha upasthite। āmantrya keśavaṃ yāto vṛṣṇibhiḥ sahitaḥ prabhuḥ ॥9-34-1॥
[पूर्वमेव (pūrvameva) - previously; यदा (yadā) - when; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; तस्मिन (tasmin) - in that; युद्ध (yuddha) - battle; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - present; आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed; केशवं (keśavaṃ) - Krishna; यातः (yātaḥ) - went; वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - with the Vrishnis; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(Previously, when Rama was present in that battle, having addressed Krishna, the lord went together with the Vrishnis.)
Previously, when Rama was present at the battle, he addressed Krishna and then the lord departed with the Vrishnis.
साहाय्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य न च कर्तास्मि केशव। न चैव पाण्डुपुत्राणां गमिष्यामि यथागतम् ॥९-३४-२॥
sāhāyyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya na ca kartāsmi keśava। na caiva pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam ॥9-34-2॥
[साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) - help; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; कर्तास्मि (kartāsmi) - I am the doer; केशव (keśava) - O Keshava; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pandu; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go; यथा (yathā) - as; आगतम् (āgatam) - I came;]
(I am not the doer of help for Dhritarashtra's son, O Keshava. Nor will I go to the sons of Pandu as I came.)
O Keshava, I will not assist Dhritarashtra's son, nor will I return to the sons of Pandu as I came.
एवमुक्त्वा तदा रामो यातः शत्रुनिबर्हणः। तस्य चागमनं भूयो ब्रह्मञ्शंसितुमर्हसि ॥९-३४-३॥
evamuktvā tadā rāmo yātaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ। tasya cāgamanaṃ bhūyo brahmañśaṃsitumarhasi ॥9-34-3॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तदा (tadā) - then; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; यातः (yātaḥ) - departed; शत्रु-निबर्हणः (śatru-nibarhaṇaḥ) - destroyer of enemies; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; शंसितुम् (śaṃsitum) - to be told; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Thus having spoken, then Rama, the destroyer of enemies, departed. His arrival again, O Brahman, you should tell.)
Having said this, Rama, the destroyer of enemies, departed. O Brahman, you should narrate his return again.
आख्याहि मे विस्तरतः कथं राम उपस्थितः। कथं च दृष्टवान्युद्धं कुशलो ह्यसि सत्तम ॥९-३४-४॥
ākhyāhi me vistarataḥ kathaṁ rāma upasthitaḥ। kathaṁ ca dṛṣṭavānyuddhaṁ kuśalo hyasi sattama ॥9-34-4॥
[आख्याहि (ākhyāhi) - tell; मे (me) - me; विस्तरतः (vistarataḥ) - in detail; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; राम (rāma) - Rama; उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - arrived; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw; युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - are; सत्तम (sattama) - best;]
(Tell me in detail how Rama arrived. How did you see the battle, as you are indeed skilled, O best one?)
Please tell me in detail how Rama arrived and how you witnessed the battle, as you are indeed skilled, O noble one.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
उपप्लव्ये निविष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु। प्रेषितो धृतराष्ट्रस्य समीपं मधुसूदनः ॥ शमं प्रति महाबाहो हितार्थं सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥९-३४-५॥
upaplavye niviṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu। preṣito dhṛtarāṣṭrasya samīpaṃ madhusūdanaḥ ॥ śamaṃ prati mahābāho hitārthaṃ sarvadehinām ॥9-34-5॥
[उपप्लव्ये (upaplavye) - in Upaplavya; निविष्टेषु (niviṣṭeṣu) - settled; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas; महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - great souls; प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; समीपं (samīpam) - near; मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Madhusudana; शमं (śamam) - peace; प्रति (prati) - towards; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; हितार्थं (hitārtham) - for the welfare; सर्वदेहिनाम् (sarvadehinām) - of all beings;]
(In Upaplavya, among the settled Pandavas, the great souls, Madhusudana was sent near Dhritarashtra for peace, O mighty-armed, for the welfare of all beings.)
In Upaplavya, where the Pandavas, the great souls, were settled, Madhusudana was sent to Dhritarashtra to negotiate peace, O mighty-armed one, for the welfare of all living beings.
स गत्वा हास्तिनपुरं धृतराष्ट्रं समेत्य च। उक्तवान्वचनं तथ्यं हितं चैव विशेषतः ॥ न च तत्कृतवान्राजा यथाख्यातं हि ते पुरा ॥९-३४-६॥
sa gatvā hāstinapuraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ sametya ca। uktavānvacanaṃ tathyaṃ hitaṃ caiva viśeṣataḥ॥ na ca tatkṛtavānrājā yathākhyātaṃ hi te purā॥9-34-6॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; हास्तिनपुरं (hāstinapuraṃ) - to Hastinapura; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ) - Dhritarashtra; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; च (ca) - and; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; तथ्यं (tathyaṃ) - true; हितं (hitaṃ) - beneficial; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - did; राजा (rājā) - the king; यथा (yathā) - as; आख्यातं (ākhyātaṃ) - told; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - to you; पुरा (purā) - before;]
(He, having gone to Hastinapura and having met Dhritarashtra, said true and beneficial words, especially. And the king did not do that as was told to you before.)
He went to Hastinapura, met Dhritarashtra, and spoke true and beneficial words, especially. However, the king did not act as was previously told to you.
अनवाप्य शमं तत्र कृष्णः पुरुषसत्तमः। आगच्छत महाबाहुरुपप्लव्यं जनाधिप ॥९-३४-७॥
anavāpya śamaṃ tatra kṛṣṇaḥ puruṣasattamaḥ। āgacchata mahābāhurupaplavyaṃ janādhipa ॥9-34-7॥
[अनवाप्य (anavāpya) - not attaining; शमं (śamaṃ) - peace; तत्र (tatra) - there; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; पुरुषसत्तमः (puruṣasattamaḥ) - best among men; आगच्छत (āgacchata) - came; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; उपप्लव्यं (upaplavyaṃ) - to Upaplavya; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men;]
(Not attaining peace there, Krishna, the best among men, came, O mighty-armed ruler of men, to Upaplavya.)
Krishna, the best among men, unable to find peace there, came to Upaplavya, O mighty-armed ruler of men.
ततः प्रत्यागतः कृष्णो धार्तराष्ट्रविसर्जितः। अक्रियायां नरव्याघ्र पाण्डवानिदमब्रवीत् ॥९-३४-८॥
tataḥ pratyāgataḥ kṛṣṇo dhārtarāṣṭravisarjitaḥ। akriyāyāṃ naravyāghra pāṇḍavānidamabravīt ॥9-34-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रत्यागतः (pratyāgataḥ) - returned; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; धार्तराष्ट्रविसर्जितः (dhārtarāṣṭravisarjitaḥ) - dismissed by Dhritarashtra; अक्रियायाम् (akriyāyām) - in inactivity; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pandavas; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then Krishna, dismissed by Dhritarashtra, returned and said this to the Pandavas, the tigers among men, in their inactivity.)
Then Krishna, having been dismissed by Dhritarashtra, returned to the Pandavas, who were in a state of inactivity, and addressed them as the tigers among men.
न कुर्वन्ति वचो मह्यं कुरवः कालचोदिताः। निर्गच्छध्वं पाण्डवेयाः पुष्येण सहिता मया ॥९-३४-९॥
na kurvanti vaco mahyaṁ kuravaḥ kālacoditāḥ। nirgacchadhvaṁ pāṇḍaveyāḥ puṣyeṇa sahitā mayā ॥9-34-9॥
[न (na) - not; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मह्यम् (mahyaṁ) - to me; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - prompted by time; निर्गच्छध्वम् (nirgacchadhvam) - depart; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - sons of Pandu; पुष्येण (puṣyeṇa) - with Pushya; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; मया (mayā) - with me;]
(The Kurus, prompted by time, do not heed my words. Depart, sons of Pandu, together with Pushya and me.)
The Kurus, driven by the force of time, ignore my words. O sons of Pandu, leave with Pushya and me.
ततो विभज्यमानेषु बलेषु बलिनां वरः। प्रोवाच भ्रातरं कृष्णं रौहिणेयो महामनाः ॥९-३४-१०॥
tato vibhajyamāneṣu baleṣu balināṃ varaḥ। provāca bhrātaraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rauhiṇeyo mahāmanāḥ ॥9-34-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विभज्यमानेषु (vibhajyamāneṣu) - being divided; बलेषु (baleṣu) - among the armies; बलिनाम् (balinām) - of the strong; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - to brother; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna; रौहिणेयः (rauhiṇeyaḥ) - son of Rohini; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded;]
(Then, among the armies being divided, the best of the strong, the great-minded son of Rohini, said to his brother Krishna.)
Then, as the armies were being divided, the great-minded Balarama, the son of Rohini and the best among the strong, spoke to his brother Krishna.
तेषामपि महाबाहो साहाय्यं मधुसूदन। क्रियतामिति तत्कृष्णो नास्य चक्रे वचस्तदा ॥९-३४-११॥
teṣāmapi mahābāho sāhāyyaṃ madhusūdana। kriyatāmiti tatkṛṣṇo nāsya cakre vacastadā ॥9-34-11॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अपि (api) - also; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyaṃ) - help; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O slayer of Madhu; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done; इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - his; चक्रे (cakre) - did; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(O mighty-armed one, O slayer of Madhu, let help be done for them also. Thus, Krishna did not do his words then.)
O mighty-armed one, O slayer of Madhu, please assist them as well. However, Krishna did not act upon his words at that time.
ततो मन्युपरीतात्मा जगाम यदुनन्दनः। तीर्थयात्रां हलधरः सरस्वत्यां महायशाः ॥ मैत्रे नक्षत्रयोगे स्म सहितः सर्वयादवैः ॥९-३४-१२॥
tato manyuparītātmā jagāma yadunandanaḥ। tīrthayātrāṃ haladharaḥ sarasvatyāṃ mahāyaśāḥ ॥ maitre nakṣatrayoge sma sahitaḥ sarvayādavaiḥ ॥9-34-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मन्युपरीतात्मा (manyuparītātmā) - with a mind overcome by anger; जगाम (jagāma) - went; यदुनन्दनः (yadunandanaḥ) - descendant of Yadu; तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - pilgrimage; हलधरः (haladharaḥ) - Balarama; सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - to the Sarasvati; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame; मैत्रे (maitre) - in the Maitra; नक्षत्रयोगे (nakṣatrayoge) - under the asterism; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together with; सर्वयादवैः (sarvayādavaiḥ) - all the Yadavas;]
(Then, with a mind overcome by anger, the descendant of Yadu, Balarama of great fame, went on a pilgrimage to the Sarasvati, under the Maitra asterism, together with all the Yadavas.)
Then, Balarama, the descendant of Yadu, filled with anger, embarked on a pilgrimage to the Sarasvati River, accompanied by all the Yadavas, under the Maitra constellation.
आश्रयामास भोजस्तु दुर्योधनमरिंदमः। युयुधानेन सहितो वासुदेवस्तु पाण्डवान् ॥९-३४-१३॥
āśrayāmāsa bhojastu duryodhanamariṃdamaḥ। yuyudhānena sahito vāsudevastu pāṇḍavān ॥9-34-13॥
[आश्रयामास (āśrayāmāsa) - took refuge; भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; तु (tu) - but; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - subduer of enemies; युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - with Yuyudhana; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas;]
(Bhoja, the subduer of enemies, took refuge with Duryodhana; but Vasudeva, together with Yuyudhana, (took refuge) with the Pandavas.)
Bhoja, known for subduing enemies, aligned himself with Duryodhana, while Vasudeva, along with Yuyudhana, sided with the Pandavas.
रौहिणेये गते शूरे पुष्येण मधुसूदनः। पाण्डवेयान्पुरस्कृत्य ययावभिमुखः कुरून् ॥९-३४-१४॥
rauhiṇeye gate śūre puṣyeṇa madhusūdanaḥ। pāṇḍaveyān puraskṛtya yayāv abhimukhaḥ kurūn ॥9-34-14॥
[रौहिणेये (rauhiṇeye) - son of Rohini; गते (gate) - having gone; शूरे (śūre) - heroic; पुष्येण (puṣyeṇa) - under the Pushya constellation; मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Krishna; पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the Pandavas; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; ययौ (yayau) - went; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - towards; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kauravas;]
(When the heroic son of Rohini, Krishna, under the Pushya constellation, went, placing the Pandavas in front, towards the Kauravas.)
Krishna, the heroic son of Rohini, set out under the Pushya constellation, leading the Pandavas towards the Kauravas.
गच्छन्नेव पथिस्थस्तु रामः प्रेष्यानुवाच ह। सम्भारांस्तीर्थयात्रायां सर्वोपकरणानि च ॥ आनयध्वं द्वारकाया अग्नीन्वै याजकांस्तथा ॥९-३४-१५॥
gacchanneva pathisthastu rāmaḥ preṣyānuvāca ha। sambhārāṁstīrthayātrāyāṁ sarvopakaraṇāni ca ॥ ānayadhvaṁ dvārakāyā agnīnvai yājakāṁstathā ॥9-34-15॥
[गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; एव (eva) - indeed; पथिस्थः (pathisthaḥ) - standing on the path; तु (tu) - but; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - to the messengers; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed; सम्भारान् (sambhārān) - the materials; तीर्थयात्रायाम् (tīrthayātrāyām) - for the pilgrimage; सर्व (sarva) - all; उपकरणानि (upakaraṇāni) - equipment; च (ca) - and; आनयध्वम् (ānayadhvam) - bring; द्वारकायाः (dvārakāyāḥ) - from Dvaraka; अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the fires; वै (vai) - indeed; याजकान् (yājakān) - the priests; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Going indeed, standing on the path, Rama said to the messengers: "Bring the materials for the pilgrimage, all equipment, and also the fires and the priests from Dvaraka.")
Rama, while standing on the path, instructed his messengers to bring all the necessary materials and equipment for the pilgrimage, including the sacred fires and priests from Dvaraka.
सुवर्णं रजतं चैव धेनूर्वासांसि वाजिनः। कुञ्जरांश्च रथांश्चैव खरोष्ट्रं वाहनानि च ॥
suvarṇaṁ rajataṁ caiva dhenūrvāsāṁsi vājinaḥ। kuñjarāṁśca rathāṁścaiva kharoṣṭraṁ vāhanāni ca ॥
[सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold; रजतम् (rajatam) - silver; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धेनुः (dhenuḥ) - cows; वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - garments; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; खरः (kharaḥ) - donkeys; उष्ट्रम् (uṣṭram) - camels; वाहनानि (vāhanāni) - vehicles; च (ca) - and;]
(Gold, silver, and indeed cows, garments, horses, elephants, chariots, and indeed donkeys, camels, and vehicles.)
"Bring quickly all the gold, silver, cows, garments, horses, elephants, chariots, donkeys, camels, and vehicles."
प्रतिस्रोतः सरस्वत्या गच्छध्वं शीघ्रगामिनः। ऋत्विजश्चानयध्वं वै शतशश्च द्विजर्षभान् ॥९-३४-१७॥
pratisrotaḥ sarasvatyā gacchadhvaṃ śīghragāminaḥ। ṛtvijaścānayadhvaṃ vai śataśaśca dvijarṣabhān ॥9-34-17॥
[प्रतिस्रोतः (pratisrotaḥ) - against the current; सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - of the Sarasvati; गच्छध्वं (gacchadhvaṃ) - go; शीघ्रगामिनः (śīghragāminaḥ) - swift ones; ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests; च (ca) - and; आनयध्वं (ānayadhvaṃ) - bring; वै (vai) - indeed; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; द्विजर्षभान् (dvijarṣabhān) - best of the twice-born;]
(Go against the current of the Sarasvati, O swift ones. Indeed, bring hundreds of priests and the best of the twice-born.)
"Proceed against the current of the Sarasvati swiftly. Indeed, bring hundreds of priests and the best of the twice-born."
एवं संदिश्य तु प्रेष्यान्बलदेवो महाबलः। तीर्थयात्रां ययौ राजन्कुरूणां वैशसे तदा ॥ सरस्वतीं प्रतिस्रोतः समुद्रादभिजग्मिवान् ॥९-३४-१८॥
evaṃ saṃdiśya tu preṣyānbaladevo mahābalaḥ। tīrthayātrāṃ yayau rājankurūṇāṃ vaiśase tadā ॥ sarasvatīṃ pratīsrotaḥ samudrādabhijagmivān ॥9-34-18॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; संदिश्य (saṃdiśya) - having instructed; तु (tu) - but; प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - messengers; बलदेवः (baladevaḥ) - Balarama; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty; तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - pilgrimage; ययौ (yayau) - went; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; वैशसे (vaiśase) - in the calamity; तदा (tadā) - then; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati; प्रतिस्रोतः (pratīsrotaḥ) - against the current; समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the ocean; अभिजग्मिवान् (abhijagmivān) - approached;]
(Thus, having instructed the messengers, the mighty Balarama went on a pilgrimage, O king, during the calamity of the Kurus. Then he approached the Sarasvati against the current from the ocean.)
Thus, after instructing his messengers, the mighty Balarama embarked on a pilgrimage during the Kurus' calamity, O king. At that time, he approached the river Sarasvati, moving against its current from the ocean.
ऋत्विग्भिश्च सुहृद्भिश्च तथान्यैर्द्विजसत्तमैः। रथैर्गजैस्तथाश्वैश्च प्रेष्यैश्च भरतर्षभ ॥ गोखरोष्ट्रप्रयुक्तैश्च यानैश्च बहुभिर्वृतः ॥९-३४-१९॥
ṛtvigbhiśca suhṛdbhiśca tathānyairdvijasattamaiḥ। rathairgajaistathāśvaiśca preṣyaiśca bharatarṣabha ॥ gokharoṣṭraprayuktaiśca yānaiśca bahubhirvṛtaḥ ॥9-34-19॥
[ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by priests; च (ca) - and; सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; द्विजसत्तमैः (dvijasattamaiḥ) - by the best of the twice-born; । (।) - रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots; गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants; तथा (tathā) - also; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses; च (ca) - and; प्रेष्यैः (preṣyaiḥ) - by servants; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; ॥ (॥) - गो (go) - cows; खर (khara) - donkeys; उष्ट्र (uṣṭra) - camels; प्रयुक्तैः (prayuktaiḥ) - engaged; च (ca) - and; यानैः (yānaiḥ) - by vehicles; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; ॥९-३४-१९॥ (॥9-34-19॥) -;]
(By priests, friends, and others, by the best of the twice-born, by chariots, elephants, horses, and servants, O best of the Bharatas, surrounded by cows, donkeys, camels, engaged vehicles, and many others.)
O best of the Bharatas, you are surrounded by priests, friends, the best of the twice-born, chariots, elephants, horses, servants, cows, donkeys, camels, and many vehicles.
श्रान्तानां क्लान्तवपुषां शिशूनां विपुलायुषाम्। तानि यानानि देशेषु प्रतीक्ष्यन्ते स्म भारत ॥ बुभुक्षितानामर्थाय कॢप्तमन्नं समन्ततः ॥९-३४-२०॥
śrāntānāṃ klāntavapuṣāṃ śiśūnāṃ vipulāyuṣām। tāni yānāni deśeṣu pratīkṣyante sma bhārata ॥ bubhukṣitānāmarthāya kḷptamannaṃ samantataḥ ॥9-34-20॥
[श्रान्तानाम् (śrāntānām) - of the tired; क्लान्तवपुषाम् (klāntavapuṣām) - of the weary-bodied; शिशूनाम् (śiśūnām) - of the children; विपुलायुषाम् (vipulāyuṣām) - of long life; तानि (tāni) - those; यानानि (yānāni) - vehicles; देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in the countries; प्रतीक्ष्यन्ते (pratīkṣyante) - are awaited; स्म (sma) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; बुभुक्षितानाम् (bubhukṣitānām) - of the hungry; अर्थाय (arthāya) - for the purpose; कॢप्तम् (kḷptam) - prepared; अन्नम् (annam) - food; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(For the tired, weary-bodied children of long life, those vehicles were awaited in the countries, indeed, O Bharata. For the purpose of the hungry, food was prepared all around.)
The vehicles awaited in the countries were for the tired and weary-bodied children who have long lives, O Bharata. Food was prepared everywhere for the hungry.
यो यो यत्र द्विजो भोक्तुं कामं कामयते तदा। तस्य तस्य तु तत्रैवमुपजह्रुस्तदा नृप ॥९-३४-२१॥
yo yo yatra dvijo bhoktuṃ kāmaṃ kāmayate tadā। tasya tasya tu tatraivamupajahrustadā nṛpa ॥9-34-21॥
[यो (yaḥ) - who; यो (yaḥ) - who; यत्र (yatra) - where; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin; भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to enjoy; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; कामयते (kāmayate) - desires; तदा (tadā) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; तस्य (tasya) - his; तु (tu) - but; तत्र (tatra) - there; एवम् (evam) - thus; उपजह्रुः (upajahruḥ) - bring; तदा (tadā) - then; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Whoever, wherever a Brahmin desires to enjoy a desire, then, his, his, but, there, thus, they bring, then, O king.)
O king, whenever and wherever a Brahmin desires to fulfill a wish, then and there, it is brought to him.
तत्र स्थिता नरा राजन्रौहिणेयस्य शासनात्। भक्ष्यपेयस्य कुर्वन्ति राशींस्तत्र समन्ततः ॥९-३४-२२॥
tatra sthitā narā rājanrauhiṇeyasya śāsanāt। bhakṣyapeyasya kurvanti rāśīṃstatra samantataḥ ॥9-34-22॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; स्थिता (sthitā) - standing; नरा (narā) - men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रौहिणेयस्य (rauhiṇeyasya) - of Rauhiṇeya; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command; भक्ष्यपेयस्य (bhakṣyapeyasya) - of food and drink; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - make; राशीन् (rāśīn) - heaps; तत्र (tatra) - there; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(There, standing men, O king, by the command of Rauhiṇeya, make heaps of food and drink there all around.)
There, O king, the men standing by the command of Rauhiṇeya make heaps of food and drink all around.
वासांसि च महार्हाणि पर्यङ्कास्तरणानि च। पूजार्थं तत्र कॢप्तानि विप्राणां सुखमिच्छताम् ॥९-३४-२३॥
vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi paryaṅkāstaraṇāni ca। pūjārthaṃ tatra kḷptāni viprāṇāṃ sukhamicchatām ॥9-34-23॥
[वासांसि (vāsāṃsi) - garments; च (ca) - and; महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very costly; पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka) - beds; आस्तरणानि (āstaraṇāni) - coverings; च (ca) - and; पूजार्थं (pūjārthaṃ) - for worship; तत्र (tatra) - there; कॢप्तानि (kḷptāni) - arranged; विप्राणां (viprāṇāṃ) - of the brahmanas; सुखम् (sukham) - comfort; इच्छताम् (icchatām) - desiring;]
(Garments and very costly beds and coverings were arranged there for the comfort of the brahmanas desiring worship.)
Garments and very costly beds and coverings were arranged there for the comfort of the brahmanas who desired to perform worship.
यत्र यः स्वपते विप्रः क्षत्रियो वापि भारत। तत्र तत्र तु तस्यैव सर्वं कॢप्तमदृश्यत ॥९-३४-२४॥
yatra yaḥ svapate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vāpi bhārata। tatra tatra tu tasyaiva sarvaṁ kḷptamadṛśyata ॥9-34-24॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; यः (yaḥ) - who; स्वपते (svapate) - sleeps; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kshatriya; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; तु (tu) - but; तस्य (tasya) - his; एव (eva) - only; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; कॢप्तम् (kḷptam) - arranged; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen;]
(Wherever a Brahmin or Kshatriya sleeps, O Bharata, there indeed all his arrangements were seen.)
O Bharata, wherever a Brahmin or Kshatriya sleeps, all his arrangements are visible there.
यथासुखं जनः सर्वस्तिष्ठते याति वा तदा। यातुकामस्य यानानि पानानि तृषितस्य च ॥९-३४-२५॥
yathāsukhaṃ janaḥ sarvastiṣṭhate yāti vā tadā। yātukāmasya yānāni pānāni tṛṣitasya ca ॥9-34-25॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; सुखम् (sukham) - comfortably; जनः (janaḥ) - people; सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all; तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - stand; याति (yāti) - go; वा (vā) - or; तदा (tadā) - then; यातुकामस्य (yātukāmasya) - of the one desiring to go; यानानि (yānāni) - vehicles; पानानि (pānāni) - drinks; तृषितस्य (tṛṣitasya) - of the thirsty; च (ca) - and;]
(As all people stand or go comfortably, then for the one desiring to go, there are vehicles, and for the thirsty, there are drinks.)
When everyone is at ease, they either stay or leave as they wish. For those who wish to travel, there are vehicles, and for the thirsty, there are drinks.
बुभुक्षितस्य चान्नानि स्वादूनि भरतर्षभ। उपजह्रुर्नरास्तत्र वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च ॥९-३४-२६॥
bubhukṣitasya cānnāni svādūni bharatarṣabha। upajahrurnarāstatra vastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca ॥9-34-26॥
[बुभुक्षितस्य (bubhukṣitasya) - of the hungry one; च (ca) - and; अन्नानि (annāni) - food; स्वादूनि (svādūni) - delicious; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; उपजह्रुः (upajahrur) - brought; नराः (narāḥ) - men; तत्र (tatra) - there; वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - clothes; आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments; च (ca) - and;]
(O best of the Bharatas, the men brought delicious food, clothes, and ornaments for the hungry one there.)
O best of the Bharatas, the people there brought delicious food, clothes, and ornaments for the hungry person.
स पन्थाः प्रबभौ राजन्सर्वस्यैव सुखावहः। स्वर्गोपमस्तदा वीर नराणां तत्र गच्छताम् ॥९-३४-२७॥
sa panthāḥ prababhau rājansarvasyaiva sukhāvahaḥ। svargopamastadā vīra narāṇāṃ tatra gacchatām ॥9-34-27॥
[स (sa) - that; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; सुखावहः (sukhāvahaḥ) - bringing happiness; स्वर्गोपमः (svargopamaḥ) - like heaven; तदा (tadā) - then; वीर (vīra) - heroic; नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men; तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छताम् (gacchatām) - going;]
(That path shone, O king, indeed bringing happiness to all. Like heaven then, heroic for the men going there.)
That path shone brightly, O king, bringing happiness to everyone. It was like heaven for the brave men who traveled there.
नित्यप्रमुदितोपेतः स्वादुभक्षः शुभान्वितः। विपण्यापणपण्यानां नानाजनशतैर्वृतः ॥ नानाद्रुमलतोपेतो नानारत्नविभूषितः ॥९-३४-२८॥
nityapramuditopetaḥ svādubhakṣaḥ śubhānvitaḥ। vipaṇyāpaṇapaṇyānāṃ nānājanaśatairvṛtaḥ ॥ nānādrumalatopeto nānāratnavibhūṣitaḥ ॥9-34-28॥
[नित्यप्रमुदितोपेतः (nityapramuditopetaḥ) - always cheerful; स्वादुभक्षः (svādubhakṣaḥ) - delicious food; शुभान्वितः (śubhānvitaḥ) - auspicious; विपण्यापणपण्यानां (vipaṇyāpaṇapaṇyānāṃ) - of market goods; नानाजनशतैः (nānājanaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of various people; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; नानाद्रुमलतोपेतः (nānādrumalatopetaḥ) - adorned with various trees; नानारत्नविभूषितः (nānāratnavibhūṣitaḥ) - decorated with various jewels;]
(Always cheerful, with delicious food, auspicious, surrounded by hundreds of various people with market goods, adorned with various trees, decorated with various jewels.)
The place is always cheerful, filled with delicious food and auspiciousness, surrounded by hundreds of people with market goods, adorned with various trees and decorated with jewels.
ततो महात्मा नियमे स्थितात्मा; पुण्येषु तीर्थेषु वसूनि राजन्। ददौ द्विजेभ्यः क्रतुदक्षिणाश्च; यदुप्रवीरो हलभृत्प्रतीतः ॥९-३४-२९॥
tato mahātmā niyame sthitātmā; puṇyeṣu tīrtheṣu vasūni rājan। dadau dvijebhyaḥ kratudakṣiṇāśca; yadupravīro halabhṛtpratītaḥ ॥9-34-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; नियमे (niyame) - in discipline; स्थितात्मा (sthitātmā) - self-controlled; पुण्येषु (puṇyeṣu) - in holy; तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - places; वसूनि (vasūni) - wealth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ददौ (dadau) - gave; द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins; क्रतुदक्षिणाः (kratudakṣiṇāḥ) - sacrificial gifts; च (ca) - and; यदुप्रवीरः (yadupravīraḥ) - the hero of the Yadus; हलभृत् (halabhṛt) - the wielder of the plough; प्रतीतः (pratītaḥ) - famous;]
(Then the great soul, self-controlled in discipline, gave wealth in holy places, O king, to the brahmins as sacrificial gifts; the hero of the Yadus, the wielder of the plough, was famous.)
Then the great soul, who was self-disciplined, distributed wealth in holy places to the brahmins as sacrificial gifts, O king. The hero of the Yadus, known for wielding the plough, was renowned.
दोग्ध्रीश्च धेनूश्च सहस्रशो वै; सुवाससः काञ्चनबद्धशृङ्गीः। हयांश्च नानाविधदेशजाता; न्यानानि दासीश्च तथा द्विजेभ्यः ॥९-३४-३०॥
dogdhrīśca dhenūśca sahasraśo vai; suvāsasaḥ kāñcanabaddhaśṛṅgīḥ। hayāṃśca nānāvidhadeśajātā; nyānāni dāsīśca tathā dvijebhyaḥ ॥9-34-30॥
[दोग्ध्रीः (dogdhrīḥ) - milking cows; च (ca) - and; धेनूः (dhenūḥ) - cows; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; वै (vai) - indeed; सुवाससः (suvāsasaḥ) - well-dressed; काञ्चनबद्धशृङ्गीः (kāñcanabaddhaśṛṅgīḥ) - with golden-bound horns; हयान् (hayān) - horses; च (ca) - and; नानाविधदेशजाता (nānāvidhadeśajātā) - of various countries; न्यानानि (nyānāni) - vehicles; दासीः (dāsīḥ) - maidservants; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins;]
(Milking cows and cows by thousands indeed; well-dressed with golden-bound horns. Horses of various countries; vehicles, maidservants, and also to the brahmins.)
Thousands of milking cows and cows, well-dressed with golden-bound horns, horses from various countries, vehicles, and maidservants were given to the brahmins.
रत्नानि मुक्तामणिविद्रुमं च; शृङ्गीसुवर्णं रजतं च शुभ्रम्। अयस्मयं ताम्रमयं च भाण्डं; ददौ द्विजातिप्रवरेषु रामः ॥९-३४-३१॥
ratnāni muktāmaṇividrumaṃ ca; śṛṅgīsuvarṇaṃ rajataṃ ca śubhram। ayasmayaṃ tāmramayaṃ ca bhāṇḍaṃ; dadau dvijātipravareṣu rāmaḥ ॥9-34-31॥
[रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; मुक्तामणिविद्रुमं (muktāmaṇividrumaṃ) - pearls, corals, and rubies; च (ca) - and; शृङ्गीसुवर्णं (śṛṅgīsuvarṇaṃ) - horn-shaped gold; रजतं (rajataṃ) - silver; च (ca) - and; शुभ्रम् (śubhram) - pure; अयस्मयं (ayasmayaṃ) - iron-made; ताम्रमयं (tāmramayaṃ) - copper-made; च (ca) - and; भाण्डं (bhāṇḍaṃ) - vessels; ददौ (dadau) - gave; द्विजातिप्रवरेषु (dvijātipravareṣu) - to the best of the twice-born; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama;]
(Rama gave gems, pearls, corals, and rubies; horn-shaped gold, silver, and pure vessels made of iron and copper to the best of the twice-born.)
Rama generously distributed various precious items such as gems, pearls, corals, rubies, gold, silver, and pure vessels made of iron and copper to the esteemed Brahmins.
एवं स वित्तं प्रददौ महात्मा; सरस्वतीतीर्थवरेषु भूरि। ययौ क्रमेणाप्रतिमप्रभाव; स्ततः कुरुक्षेत्रमुदारवृत्तः ॥९-३४-३२॥
evaṃ sa vittaṃ pradadau mahātmā; sarasvatītīrthavareṣu bhūri। yayau krameṇāpratimaprabhāva; stataḥ kurukṣetramudāravṛttaḥ ॥9-34-32॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati; तीर्थ (tīrtha) - pilgrimage; वरेषु (vareṣu) - in the best; भूरि (bhūri) - much; ययौ (yayau) - went; क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually; अप्रतिम (apratima) - unmatched; प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - glory; स्ततः (stataḥ) - from there; कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukshetra; उदारवृत्तः (udāravṛttaḥ) - noble character;]
(Thus, the great soul gave much wealth at the best pilgrimage places of Sarasvati. Gradually, with unmatched glory, he went from there to Kurukshetra, of noble character.)
Thus, the great soul generously distributed wealth at the sacred sites of Sarasvati. With unmatched influence, he gradually proceeded to Kurukshetra, known for his noble character.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
सारस्वतानां तीर्थानां गुणोत्पत्तिं वदस्व मे। फलं च द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ कर्मनिर्वृत्तिमेव च ॥९-३४-३३॥
sārasvatānāṃ tīrthānāṃ guṇotpattiṃ vadasva me। phalaṃ ca dvipadāṃ śreṣṭha karmanirvṛttimeva ca ॥9-34-33॥
[सारस्वतानाम् (sārasvatānām) - of the Sarasvatas; तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of the holy places; गुणोत्पत्तिम् (guṇotpattim) - origin of virtues; वदस्व (vadasva) - speak; मे (me) - to me; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; च (ca) - and; द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of the bipeds; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; कर्मनिर्वृत्तिम् (karmanirvṛttim) - completion of actions; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Speak to me of the origin of virtues of the Sarasvatas and the holy places, and the fruit and the best completion of actions of the bipeds.)
Please tell me about the origin of virtues of the Sarasvatas and the holy places, as well as the results and the best completion of actions of humans.
यथाक्रमं च भगवंस्तीर्थानामनुपूर्वशः। ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥९-३४-३४॥
yathākramam ca bhagavaṃstīrthānāmanupūrvaśaḥ। brahmanbrahmavidāṃ śreṣṭha paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ॥9-34-34॥
[यथाक्रमं (yathākramam) - in order; च (ca) - and; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of the holy places; अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - sequentially; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; ब्रह्मविदां (brahmavidāṃ) - of the knowers of Brahman; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; परम् (param) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(In order, O revered one, of the holy places sequentially, O Brahman, best of the knowers of Brahman, great is indeed my curiosity.)
O revered one, please describe to me in order the holy places sequentially, as my curiosity is great, O Brahman, best among the knowers of Brahman.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
तीर्थानां विस्तरं राजन्गुणोत्पत्तिं च सर्वशः। मयोच्यमानां शृणु वै पुण्यां राजेन्द्र कृत्स्नशः ॥९-३४-३५॥
tīrthānāṃ vistaraṃ rājangunotpattiṃ ca sarvaśaḥ। mayocyamānāṃ śṛṇu vai puṇyāṃ rājendra kṛtsnaśaḥ ॥9-34-35॥
[तीर्थानां (tīrthānāṃ) - of the sacred places; विस्तरं (vistaraṃ) - expansion; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गुणोत्पत्तिं (guṇotpattiṃ) - origin of virtues; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; मया (mayā) - by me; उच्यमानां (ucyamānāṃ) - being spoken; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; वै (vai) - indeed; पुण्यां (puṇyāṃ) - auspicious; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; कृत्स्नशः (kṛtsnaśaḥ) - entirely;]
(O king, listen completely to the expansion of the sacred places and the origin of virtues, being spoken by me, indeed, O king of kings, entirely auspicious.)
O King, listen to the complete description of the sacred places and the origin of virtues, as narrated by me. It is entirely auspicious, O King of Kings.
पूर्वं महाराज यदुप्रवीर; ऋत्विक्सुहृद्विप्रगणैश्च सार्धम्। पुण्यं प्रभासं समुपाजगाम; यत्रोडुराड्यक्ष्मणा क्लिश्यमानः ॥९-३४-३६॥
pūrvaṃ mahārāja yadupravīra; ṛtvik-suhṛd-vipraganaiśca sārdham। puṇyaṃ prabhāsaṃ samupājagāma; yatroḍurāḍyakṣmaṇā kliśyamānaḥ ॥9-34-36॥
[पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यदुप्रवीर (yadupravīra) - hero of the Yadu dynasty; ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - priests; सुहृद् (suhṛd) - friends; विप्रगणैः (vipraganaiḥ) - with groups of brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred; प्रभासम् (prabhāsam) - Prabhāsa; समुपाजगाम (samupājagāma) - went; यत्र (yatra) - where; उडुराट् (uḍurāṭ) - the moon; यक्ष्मणा (yakṣmaṇā) - by consumption; क्लिश्यमानः (kliśyamānaḥ) - afflicted;]
(Formerly, O great king, the hero of the Yadu dynasty went to the sacred Prabhāsa along with priests, friends, and groups of brāhmaṇas, where the moon was afflicted by consumption.)
Once, O great king, the valiant hero of the Yadu dynasty, accompanied by priests, friends, and groups of brāhmaṇas, went to the holy place of Prabhāsa, where the moon was suffering from consumption.
विमुक्तशापः पुनराप्य तेजः; सर्वं जगद्भासयते नरेन्द्र। एवं तु तीर्थप्रवरं पृथिव्यां; प्रभासनात्तस्य ततः प्रभासः ॥९-३४-३७॥
vimuktaśāpaḥ punarāpya tejaḥ; sarvaṃ jagadbhāsayate narendra। evaṃ tu tīrthapravaraṃ pṛthivyāṃ; prabhāsanāttasya tataḥ prabhāsaḥ ॥9-34-37॥
[विमुक्त (vimukta) - freed; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आप्य (āpya) - obtaining; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; जगत् (jagat) - world; भासयते (bhāsayate) - illuminates; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; एवम् (evam) - thus; तु (tu) - but; तीर्थप्रवरम् (tīrthapravaram) - foremost of pilgrimage sites; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth; प्रभासनात् (prabhāsanāt) - from Prabhāsa; तस्य (tasya) - his; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; प्रभासः (prabhāsaḥ) - Prabhāsa;]
(Freed from the curse, regaining splendor, illuminates the entire world, O king. Thus, the foremost of pilgrimage sites on earth, from Prabhāsa, therefore, is Prabhāsa.)
Freed from the curse, the king regains his splendor and illuminates the entire world. Thus, the foremost pilgrimage site on earth is known as Prabhāsa, originating from Prabhāsa.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
किमर्थं भगवान्सोमो यक्ष्मणा समगृह्यत। कथं च तीर्थप्रवरे तस्मिंश्चन्द्रो न्यमज्जत ॥९-३४-३८॥
kimarthaṁ bhagavānsomo yakṣmaṇā samagṛhyata। kathaṁ ca tīrthapravare tasmiṁścandro nyamajjata ॥9-34-38॥
[किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; यक्ष्मणा (yakṣmaṇā) - by disease; समगृह्यत (samagṛhyata) - was seized; कथम् (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; तीर्थप्रवरे (tīrthapravare) - in the best of holy places; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - the moon; न्यमज्जत (nyamajjata) - sank;]
(For what purpose was the blessed Soma seized by disease? And how did the moon sink in the best of holy places there?)
"For what reason was the revered Soma afflicted by disease? And how did the moon submerge in that most sacred of places?"
कथमाप्लुत्य तस्मिंस्तु पुनराप्यायितः शशी। एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामुने ॥९-३४-३९॥
kathamāplutya tasmiṃstu punarāpyāyitaḥ śaśī। etanme sarvamācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune ॥9-34-39॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having plunged; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; पुनः (punah) - again; आप्यायितः (āpyāyitaḥ) - nourished; शशी (śaśī) - moon; एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - to me; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage;]
(How, having plunged into that, was the moon nourished again? Tell me all this in detail, O great sage.)
"How did the moon, having plunged into that, become nourished again? Please tell me everything in detail, O great sage."
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
दक्षस्य तनया यास्ताः प्रादुरासन्विशां पते। स सप्तविंशतिं कन्या दक्षः सोमाय वै ददौ ॥९-३४-४०॥
dakṣasya tanayā yāstāḥ prādurāsanviśāṃ pate। sa saptaviṃśatiṃ kanyā dakṣaḥ somāya vai dadau ॥9-34-40॥
[दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Daksha; तनया (tanayā) - daughters; याः (yāḥ) - who; ताः (tāḥ) - they; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; स (sa) - he; सप्तविंशतिं (saptaviṃśatiṃ) - twenty-seven; कन्या (kanyā) - daughters; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha; सोमाय (somāya) - to Soma; वै (vai) - indeed; ददौ (dadau) - gave;]
(The daughters of Daksha, who appeared, O lord of the people, Daksha indeed gave those twenty-seven daughters to Soma.)
The daughters of Daksha appeared, O lord of the people. Daksha gave those twenty-seven daughters to Soma.
नक्षत्रयोगनिरताः सङ्ख्यानार्थं च भारत। पत्न्यो वै तस्य राजेन्द्र सोमस्य शुभलक्षणाः ॥९-३४-४१॥
nakṣatrayoganiratāḥ saṅkhyānārthaṃ ca bhārata। patnyo vai tasya rājendra somasya śubhalakṣaṇāḥ ॥9-34-41॥
[नक्षत्र (nakṣatra) - stars; योग (yoga) - conjunction; निरताः (niratāḥ) - engaged; सङ्ख्यानार्थं (saṅkhyānārthaṃ) - for counting; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives; वै (vai) - indeed; तस्य (tasya) - his; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma; शुभ (śubha) - auspicious; लक्षणाः (lakṣaṇāḥ) - characteristics;]
(Engaged in the conjunction of stars for counting, O Bharata. Indeed, the auspicious wives of Soma, O king.)
O Bharata, the wives of Soma, who are engaged in the conjunction of stars for counting, are indeed auspicious, O king.
तास्तु सर्वा विशालाक्ष्यो रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि। अत्यरिच्यत तासां तु रोहिणी रूपसम्पदा ॥९-३४-४२॥
tāstu sarvā viśālākṣyo rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi। atyaricyata tāsāṃ tu rohiṇī rūpasampadā ॥9-34-42॥
[ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine); तु (tu) - but; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; विशालाक्ष्यः (viśālākṣyaḥ) - large-eyed; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in beauty; अप्रतिमा (apratimā) - incomparable; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; अत्यरिच्यत (atyaricyata) - surpassed; तासाम् (tāsām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - Rohini; रूपसम्पदा (rūpasampadā) - in beauty;]
(They all, large-eyed and incomparable in beauty on earth, but Rohini surpassed them in beauty.)
All of them were large-eyed and incomparable in beauty on earth, but Rohini surpassed them all with her beauty.
ततस्तस्यां स भगवान्प्रीतिं चक्रे निशाकरः। सास्य हृद्या बभूवाथ तस्मात्तां बुभुजे सदा ॥९-३४-४३॥
tatastasyāṃ sa bhagavānprītiṃ cakre niśākaraḥ। sāsya hṛdyā babhūvātha tasmāttāṃ bubhuje sadā ॥9-34-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; प्रीतिम् (prītim) - affection; चक्रे (cakre) - made; निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - the moon; सा (sā) - she; अस्य (asya) - his; हृद्या (hṛdyā) - pleasing; बभूव (babhūva) - became; अथ (atha) - then; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; ताम् (tām) - her; बुभुजे (bubhuje) - enjoyed; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(Then, in her, the blessed one, the moon, made affection. She became pleasing to him, therefore he always enjoyed her.)
Then the blessed moon made affection in her. She became pleasing to him, and therefore he always enjoyed her.
पुरा हि सोमो राजेन्द्र रोहिण्यामवसच्चिरम्। ततोऽस्य कुपितान्यासन्नक्षत्राणि महात्मनः ॥९-३४-४४॥
purā hi somo rājendra rohiṇyām avasac ciram। tato'sya kupitāny āsann akṣatrāṇi mahātmanaḥ ॥9-34-44॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; हि (hi) - indeed; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; रोहिण्याम् (rohiṇyām) - in Rohiṇī; अवसत् (avasat) - resided; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; कुपितानि (kupitāni) - angered; आसन् (āsan) - became; अक्षत्राणि (akṣatrāṇi) - the stars; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Formerly indeed, Soma, O king of kings, resided in Rohiṇī for a long time. Then his stars became angered, O great soul.)
Once upon a time, Soma, the moon god, resided in the constellation Rohiṇī for a long period. Then, the stars associated with him became angry, O great king.
ता गत्वा पितरं प्राहुः प्रजापतिमतन्द्रिताः। सोमो वसति नास्मासु रोहिणीं भजते सदा ॥९-३४-४५॥
tā gatvā pitaraṃ prāhuḥ prajāpati-matandritāḥ। somo vasati nāsmāsu rohiṇīṃ bhajate sadā ॥9-34-45॥
[ता (tā) - they; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - to the father; प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - said; प्रजापतिमतन्द्रिताः (prajāpati-matandritāḥ) - diligent to Prajapati; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; वसति (vasati) - dwells; न (na) - not; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - among us; रोहिणीं (rohiṇīṃ) - Rohini; भजते (bhajate) - enjoys; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(They, having gone to the father, said, "Soma does not dwell among us; he always enjoys Rohini.")
They went to their father, Prajapati, and said with diligence, "Soma does not stay with us; he is always with Rohini."
ता वयं सहिताः सर्वास्त्वत्सकाशे प्रजेश्वर। वत्स्यामो नियताहारास्तपश्चरणतत्पराः ॥९-३४-४६॥
tā vayaṃ sahitāḥ sarvāstvatsakāśe prajeśvara। vatsyāmo niyatāhārāstapaścaraṇatatparāḥ ॥9-34-46॥
[ता (tā) - those; वयम् (vayam) - we; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; त्वत्सकाशे (tvatsakāśe) - near you; प्रजेश्वर (prajeśvara) - O lord of creatures; वत्स्यामः (vatsyāmaḥ) - will dwell; नियताहाराः (niyatāhārāḥ) - with regulated diet; तपःचरण (tapaḥcaraṇa) - practicing austerities; तत्पराः (tatparāḥ) - dedicated;]
(Those we all together near you, O lord of creatures, will dwell with regulated diet, practicing austerities, dedicated.)
We all, united, will stay near you, O lord of creatures, with a regulated diet and dedicated to practicing austerities.
श्रुत्वा तासां तु वचनं दक्षः सोममथाब्रवीत्। समं वर्तस्व भार्यासु मा त्वाधर्मो महान्स्पृशेत् ॥९-३४-४७॥
śrutvā tāsāṃ tu vacanaṃ dakṣaḥ somamathābravīt। samaṃ vartasva bhāryāsu mā tvādharmo mahānspṛśet ॥9-34-47॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तासां (tāsāṃ) - of them; तु (tu) - but; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; समं (samaṃ) - equally; वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave; भार्यासु (bhāryāsu) - among wives; मा (mā) - not; त्वा (tvā) - you; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; महान् (mahān) - great; स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - should touch;]
(Having heard their words, Daksha then said to Soma, "Behave equally among your wives, so that great unrighteousness does not touch you.")
Upon hearing their words, Daksha advised Soma to treat all his wives equally to avoid falling into great unrighteousness.
ताश्च सर्वाब्रवीद्दक्षो गच्छध्वं सोममन्तिकात्। समं वत्स्यति सर्वासु चन्द्रमा मम शासनात् ॥९-३४-४८॥
tāśca sarvābravīddakṣo gacchadhvaṃ somamantikāt। samaṃ vatsyati sarvāsu candramā mama śāsanāt ॥9-34-48॥
[ताः (tāḥ) - those; च (ca) - and; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha; गच्छध्वम् (gacchadhvam) - go; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - near; समम् (samam) - equally; वत्स्यति (vatsyati) - will stay; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - among all; चन्द्रमा (candramā) - moon; मम (mama) - my; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by command;]
(And Daksha said to all those, "Go near Soma. The moon will stay equally among all by my command.")
Daksha instructed all the daughters to go near Soma, stating that by his command, the moon would spend equal time with each of them.
विसृष्टास्तास्तदा जग्मुः शीतांशुभवनं तदा। तथापि सोमो भगवान्पुनरेव महीपते ॥ रोहिणीं निवसत्येव प्रीयमाणो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥९-३४-४९॥
visṛṣṭāstāstadā jagmuḥ śītāṃśubhavanaṃ tadā। tathāpi somo bhagavānpunareva mahīpate ॥ rohiṇīṃ nivasatyeva prīyamāṇo muhurmuḥuḥ ॥9-34-49॥
[विसृष्टाः (visṛṣṭāḥ) - released; ताः (tāḥ) - they; तदा (tadā) - then; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; शीतांशु (śītāṃśu) - moon; भवनं (bhavanaṃ) - abode; तदा (tadā) - then; तथापि (tathāpi) - however; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; रोहिणीं (rohiṇīṃ) - Rohini; निवसति (nivasati) - dwells; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - lovingly; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again;]
(Released, they then went to the abode of the moon. However, Soma, the divine, again indeed, O king, dwells with Rohini lovingly, again and again.)
Released, they went to the abode of the moon. However, Soma, the divine, continues to reside with Rohini lovingly, time and again, O king.
ततस्ताः सहिताः सर्वा भूयः पितरमब्रुवन्। तव शुश्रूषणे युक्ता वत्स्यामो हि तवाश्रमे ॥ सोमो वसति नास्मासु नाकरोद्वचनं तव ॥९-३४-५०॥
tatastāḥ sahitāḥ sarvā bhūyaḥ pitaramabruvan। tava śuśrūṣaṇe yuktā vatsyāmo hi tavāśrame ॥ somo vasati nāsmāsu nākarodvacanaṃ tava ॥9-34-50॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ताः (tāḥ) - they; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; पितरम् (pitaram) - to the father; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; तव (tava) - your; शुश्रूषणे (śuśrūṣaṇe) - in service; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; वत्स्यामः (vatsyāmaḥ) - we shall live; हि (hi) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; आश्रम (āśrama) - hermitage; सः (saḥ) - he; उ (u) - indeed; वसति (vasati) - dwells; न (na) - not; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - among us; न (na) - not; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; तव (tava) - your;]
(Then they all together again said to the father: "Engaged in your service, we shall indeed live in your hermitage. Soma does not dwell among us, nor did he speak your words.")
Then they all together again addressed their father, saying: "We are engaged in your service and shall indeed reside in your hermitage. Soma does not live among us and did not convey your message."
तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दक्षः सोममथाब्रवीत्। समं वर्तस्व भार्यासु मा त्वां शप्स्ये विरोचन ॥९-३४-५१॥
tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dakṣaḥ somamathābravīt। samaṃ vartasva bhāryāsu mā tvāṃ śapsye virocana ॥9-34-51॥
[तासां (tāsāṃ) - of them; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṃ) - those words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Daksha; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; समं (samaṃ) - equally; वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave; भार्यासु (bhāryāsu) - among wives; मा (mā) - do not; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; शप्स्ये (śapsye) - curse; विरोचन (virocana) - Virocana;]
(Having heard those words of them, Daksha then said to Soma: "Behave equally among wives, or I will curse you, Virocana.")
Upon hearing their words, Daksha addressed Soma: "Treat all your wives equally, or else I shall curse you, Virocana."
अनादृत्य तु तद्वाक्यं दक्षस्य भगवाञ्शशी। रोहिण्या सार्धमवसत्ततस्ताः कुपिताः पुनः ॥९-३४-५२॥
anādṛtya tu tadvākyaṃ dakṣasya bhagavāñśaśī। rohiṇyā sārdhamavasattatastāḥ kupitāḥ punaḥ ॥9-34-52॥
[अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; तु (tu) - but; तद्वाक्यं (tadvākyaṃ) - those words; दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Daksha; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the lord; शशी (śaśī) - the moon; रोहिण्या (rohiṇyā) - with Rohini; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अवसत् (avasat) - lived; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ताः (tāḥ) - they; कुपिताः (kupitāḥ) - angry; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Disregarding those words of Daksha, the lord moon lived together with Rohini. Then they became angry again.)
Disregarding Daksha's words, the moon god lived with Rohini, which made them angry once more.
गत्वा च पितरं प्राहुः प्रणम्य शिरसा तदा। सोमो वसति नास्मासु तस्मान्नः शरणं भव ॥९-३४-५३॥
gatvā ca pitaraṃ prāhuḥ praṇamya śirasā tadā। somo vasati nāsmāsu tasmānnaḥ śaraṇaṃ bhava ॥9-34-53॥
[गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; च (ca) - and; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - to the father; प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they said; प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed; शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head; तदा (tadā) - then; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; वसति (vasati) - dwells; न (na) - not; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - among us; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; नः (naḥ) - our; शरणं (śaraṇam) - refuge; भव (bhava) - be;]
(Having gone and bowed to the father with the head, they said, "Soma does not dwell among us, therefore be our refuge.")
After going to their father and bowing their heads, they said, "Soma is not among us, so please be our refuge."
रोहिण्यामेव भगवन्सदा वसति चन्द्रमाः। तस्मान्नस्त्राहि सर्वा वै यथा नः सोम आविशेत् ॥९-३४-५४॥
rohiṇyāmeva bhagavansadā vasati candramāḥ। tasmānnastrāhi sarvā vai yathā naḥ soma āviśet ॥9-34-54॥
[रोहिण्याम् (rohiṇyām) - in Rohini; एव (eva) - indeed; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; सदा (sadā) - always; वसति (vasati) - dwells; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the Moon; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; नः (naḥ) - us; त्राहि (trāhi) - protect; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; वै (vai) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - so that; नः (naḥ) - our; सोम (soma) - Soma; आविशेत् (āviśet) - may enter;]
(In Rohini indeed, O Lord, always dwells the Moon. Therefore, protect us all indeed so that Soma may enter our being.)
O Lord, the Moon always resides in Rohini. Therefore, protect us all so that Soma may enter our lives.
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवान्क्रुद्धो यक्ष्माणं पृथिवीपते। ससर्ज रोषात्सोमाय स चोडुपतिमाविशत् ॥९-३४-५५॥
tacchrutvā bhagavānkruddho yakṣmāṇaṃ pṛthivīpate। sasarja roṣātsomāya sa coḍupatimāviśat ॥9-34-55॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; यक्ष्माणम् (yakṣmāṇam) - disease; पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O king; ससर्ज (sasarja) - created; रोषात् (roṣāt) - out of anger; सोमाय (somāya) - for Soma; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; उडुपतिम् (uḍupatim) - the moon; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered;]
(Having heard that, the Lord, angry, created disease for Soma out of anger, and he entered the moon, O king.)
Upon hearing that, the Lord, in his anger, created a disease for Soma and entered the moon, O king.
स यक्ष्मणाभिभूतात्माक्षीयताहरहः शशी। यत्नं चाप्यकरोद्राजन्मोक्षार्थं तस्य यक्ष्मणः ॥९-३४-५६॥
sa yakṣmaṇābhibhūtātmākṣīyataāharaḥ śaśī। yatnaṃ cāpyakarodrājanmokṣārthaṃ tasya yakṣmaṇaḥ ॥9-34-56॥
[स (sa) - he; यक्ष्मणा (yakṣmaṇā) - by disease; अभिभूतात्मा (abhibhūtātmā) - overpowered in spirit; क्षीयत (kṣīyata) - was waning; अहरहः (aharaḥ) - day by day; शशी (śaśī) - the moon; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मोक्षार्थं (mokṣārthaṃ) - for liberation; तस्य (tasya) - of that; यक्ष्मणः (yakṣmaṇaḥ) - disease;]
(He, overpowered in spirit by disease, was waning day by day, the moon. Effort also was made, O king, for liberation from that disease.)
The moon, overpowered by disease, was waning day by day. Efforts were made, O king, for liberation from that disease.
इष्ट्वेष्टिभिर्महाराज विविधाभिर्निशाकरः। न चामुच्यत शापाद्वै क्षयं चैवाभ्यगच्छत ॥९-३४-५७॥
iṣṭveṣṭibhirmahārāja vividhābhirniśākaraḥ। na cāmucyata śāpādvai kṣayaṃ caivābhyagacchat ॥9-34-57॥
[इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; इष्टिभिः (iṣṭibhiḥ) - with sacrifices; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; विविधाभिः (vividhābhiḥ) - various; निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - the moon; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अमुच्यत (amucyata) - was released; शापात् (śāpāt) - from the curse; वै (vai) - indeed; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - decay; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; अभ्यगच्छत (abhyagacchat) - attained;]
(Having worshipped with various sacrifices, O great king, the moon was not released from the curse and indeed attained decay.)
O great king, despite performing various sacrifices, the moon was not freed from the curse and inevitably faced decay.
क्षीयमाणे ततः सोमे ओषध्यो न प्रजज्ञिरे। निरास्वादरसाः सर्वा हतवीर्याश्च सर्वशः ॥९-३४-५८॥
kṣīyamāṇe tataḥ some oṣadhyo na prajajñire। nirāsvādarasāḥ sarvā hatavīryāśca sarvaśaḥ ॥9-34-58॥
[क्षीयमाणे (kṣīyamāṇe) - waning; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सोमे (some) - Soma; ओषध्यः (oṣadhyaḥ) - herbs; न (na) - not; प्रजज्ञिरे (prajajñire) - sprouted; निरास्वादरसाः (nirāsvādarasāḥ) - tasteless; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; हतवीर्याः (hatavīryāḥ) - devoid of potency; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(When the Soma waned, then the herbs did not sprout. All were tasteless, devoid of potency, and completely so.)
As the Soma waned, the herbs failed to sprout. They became tasteless and lost their potency entirely.
ओषधीनां क्षये जाते प्राणिनामपि सङ्क्षयः। कृशाश्चासन्प्रजाः सर्वाः क्षीयमाणे निशाकरे ॥९-३४-५९॥
oṣadhīnāṃ kṣaye jāte prāṇināmapi saṅkṣayaḥ। kṛśāścāsanprajāḥ sarvāḥ kṣīyamāṇe niśākare ॥9-34-59॥
[ओषधीनां (oṣadhīnāṃ) - of herbs; क्षये (kṣaye) - in destruction; जाते (jāte) - having occurred; प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings; अपि (api) - also; सङ्क्षयः (saṅkṣayaḥ) - destruction; कृशाः (kṛśāḥ) - emaciated; च (ca) - and; आसन (āsan) - were; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; क्षीयमाणे (kṣīyamāṇe) - waning; निशाकरे (niśākare) - moon;]
(With the destruction of herbs, the destruction of living beings also occurred. All creatures were emaciated as the moon waned.)
When the herbs were destroyed, the living beings also faced destruction. All creatures became emaciated as the moon was waning.
ततो देवाः समागम्य सोममूचुर्महीपते। किमिदं भवतो रूपमीदृशं न प्रकाशते ॥९-३४-६०॥
tato devāḥ samāgamya somamūcurmahīpate। kimidaṃ bhavato rūpamīdṛśaṃ na prakāśate ॥9-34-60॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; किम् (kim) - what; इदं (idaṃ) - this; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; न (na) - not; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - appears;]
(Then the gods, having assembled, said to Soma, "O king, what is this form of yours that does not appear like this?")
Then the gods gathered and said to Soma, "O king, why does your form not appear as it should?"
कारणं ब्रूहि नः सर्वं येनेदं ते महद्भयम्। श्रुत्वा तु वचनं त्वत्तो विधास्यामस्ततो वयम् ॥९-३४-६१॥
kāraṇaṁ brūhi naḥ sarvaṁ yenedaṁ te mahadbhayam। śrutvā tu vacanaṁ tvatto vidhāsyāmas tato vayam ॥9-34-61॥
[कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; नः (naḥ) - us; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; येन (yena) - by which; इदम् (idam) - this; ते (te) - your; महत् (mahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; विधास्यामः (vidhāsyāmaḥ) - we will arrange; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(Tell us the cause of all this great fear of yours. Having heard your words, we will then arrange accordingly.)
Please tell us the reason for this great fear you have. Once we hear your words, we will make the necessary arrangements.
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच सर्वांस्ताञ्शशलक्षणः। शापं च कारणं चैव यक्ष्माणं च तथात्मनः ॥९-३४-६२॥
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca sarvāṃstāñśaśalakṣaṇaḥ। śāpaṃ ca kāraṇaṃ caiva yakṣmāṇaṃ ca tathātmanaḥ ॥9-34-62॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तान् (tān) - them; शशलक्षणः (śaśalakṣaṇaḥ) - the one with rabbit marks; शापम् (śāpam) - curse; च (ca) - and; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यक्ष्माणम् (yakṣmāṇam) - disease; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(Thus spoken, the one with rabbit marks replied to all of them about the curse, the reason, the disease, and also about himself.)
Thus addressed, the one with rabbit marks replied to all of them, explaining the curse, the reason, the disease, and also about himself.
देवास्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गत्वा दक्षमथाब्रुवन्। प्रसीद भगवन्सोमे शापश्चैष निवर्त्यताम् ॥९-३४-६३॥
devās tasya vacaḥ śrutvā gatvā dakṣam athābruvan। prasīda bhagavan some śāpaś caiṣa nivartyatām ॥9-34-63॥
[देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; तस्य (tasya) - his; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; दक्षम् (dakṣam) - Daksha; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; सोमे (some) - Soma; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; च (ca) - and; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; निवर्त्यताम् (nivartyatām) - be reversed;]
(The gods, having heard his words, went to Daksha and said, "O Lord, be pleased. Let this curse on Soma be reversed.")
The gods, upon hearing his words, approached Daksha and requested, "O Lord, please be gracious. May the curse on Soma be lifted."
असौ हि चन्द्रमाः क्षीणः किञ्चिच्छेषो हि लक्ष्यते। क्षयाच्चैवास्य देवेश प्रजाश्चापि गताः क्षयम् ॥९-३४-६४॥
asau hi candramāḥ kṣīṇaḥ kiñciccheṣo hi lakṣyate। kṣayāccaivāsya deveśa prajāścāpi gatāḥ kṣayam ॥9-34-64॥
[असौ (asau) - that; हि (hi) - indeed; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - moon; क्षीणः (kṣīṇaḥ) - waning; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - slightly; शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - remaining; हि (hi) - indeed; लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen; क्षयात् (kṣayāt) - due to decline; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; अस्य (asya) - of this; देवेश (deveśa) - O lord of the gods; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to decline;]
(That moon is indeed waning, slightly remaining is seen. Due to decline, O lord of the gods, creatures also have gone to decline.)
The moon is indeed waning and only slightly remains visible. Due to this decline, O lord of the gods, the creatures too have met their decline.
वीरुदोषधयश्चैव बीजानि विविधानि च। तथा वयं लोकगुरो प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥९-३४-६५॥
vīrudoṣadhayaścaiva bījāni vividhāni ca। tathā vayaṃ lokaguro prasādaṃ kartumarhasi ॥9-34-65॥
[वीरु (vīru) - herbs; ओषधयः (oṣadhayaḥ) - medicinal plants; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बीजानि (bījāni) - seeds; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; वयम् (vayam) - we; लोकगुरो (lokaguro) - O teacher of the world; प्रसादं (prasādam) - grace; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Herbs, medicinal plants, and indeed various seeds; thus, O teacher of the world, we should seek your grace.)
O teacher of the world, we seek your grace for the various herbs, medicinal plants, and seeds.
एवमुक्तस्तदा चिन्त्य प्राह वाक्यं प्रजापतिः। नैतच्छक्यं मम वचो व्यावर्तयितुमन्यथा ॥ हेतुना तु महाभागा निवर्तिष्यति केनचित् ॥९-३४-६६॥
evamuktastadā cintya prāha vākyaṃ prajāpatiḥ। naitacchakyaṃ mama vaco vyāvartayitumanyathā ॥ hetunā tu mahābhāgā nivartiṣyati kenacit ॥9-34-66॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तदा (tadā) - then; चिन्त्य (cintya) - thinking; प्राह (prāha) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; मम (mama) - my; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; व्यावर्तयितुम् (vyāvartayitum) - to alter; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; हेतुना (hetunā) - by reason; तु (tu) - but; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - O fortunate one; निवर्तिष्यति (nivartiṣyati) - will desist; केनचित् (kenacit) - by some means;]
(Thus spoken, then thinking, Prajapati said the words: "It is not possible to alter my words otherwise. But, O fortunate one, she will desist by some means.")
Prajapati, after contemplating, said: "It is impossible to change my words. However, O fortunate one, she will desist for some reason."
समं वर्ततु सर्वासु शशी भार्यासु नित्यशः। सरस्वत्या वरे तीर्थे उन्मज्जञ्शशलक्षणः ॥ पुनर्वर्धिष्यते देवास्तद्वै सत्यं वचो मम ॥९-३४-६७॥
samaṁ vartatu sarvāsu śaśī bhāryāsu nityaśaḥ। sarasvatyā vare tīrthe unmajjajñaśalakṣaṇaḥ ॥ punarvardhiṣyate devāstadvai satyaṁ vaco mama ॥9-34-67॥
[समम् (samam) - equally; वर्ततु (vartatu) - may it prevail; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all; शशी (śaśī) - the moon; भार्यासु (bhāryāsu) - among wives; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly; सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - of Sarasvati; वरे (vare) - in the best; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - in the pilgrimage place; उन्मज्जञ् (unmajjaj) - emerging; शशलक्षणः (śaśalakṣaṇaḥ) - marked by a hare; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वर्धिष्यते (vardhiṣyate) - will grow; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; तत् (tat) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मम (mama) - my;]
(May the moon constantly prevail equally among all wives. In the best pilgrimage place of Sarasvati, emerging marked by a hare, the gods will grow again. That is indeed the truth of my words.)
"May the moon always shine equally upon all wives. In the sacred place of Sarasvati, marked by the hare, the gods will rise again. This is truly my promise."
मासार्धं च क्षयं सोमो नित्यमेव गमिष्यति। मासार्धं च सदा वृद्धिं सत्यमेतद्वचो मम ॥९-३४-६८॥
māsārdhaṃ ca kṣayaṃ somo nityameva gamiṣyati। māsārdhaṃ ca sadā vṛddhiṃ satyametadvaco mama ॥9-34-68॥
[मासार्धम् (māsārdham) - half a month; च (ca) - and; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - waning; सोमः (somaḥ) - moon; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; एव (eva) - indeed; गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go; मासार्धम् (māsārdham) - half a month; च (ca) - and; सदा (sadā) - always; वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - waxing; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - statement; मम (mama) - my;]
(For half a month, the moon will always indeed wane. For half a month, it will always wax. This is my true statement.)
The moon will always wane for half a month and wax for the other half. This is my true statement.
सरस्वतीं ततः सोमो जगाम ऋषिशासनात्। प्रभासं परमं तीर्थं सरस्वत्या जगाम ह ॥९-३४-६९॥
sarasvatīṁ tataḥ somo jagāma ṛṣiśāsanāt। prabhāsaṁ paramaṁ tīrthaṁ sarasvatyā jagāma ha ॥9-34-69॥
[सरस्वतीं (sarasvatīm) - to Sarasvatī; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sage; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command; प्रभासं (prabhāsam) - to Prabhāsa; परमं (paramam) - supreme; तीर्थं (tīrtham) - holy place; सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - of Sarasvatī; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then Soma went to Sarasvatī by the command of the sage. He indeed went to Prabhāsa, the supreme holy place of Sarasvatī.)
Then, by the command of the sage, Soma went to the river Sarasvatī. He indeed proceeded to Prabhāsa, the supreme pilgrimage site associated with Sarasvatī.
अमावास्यां महातेजास्तत्रोन्मज्जन्महाद्युतिः। लोकान्प्रभासयामास शीतांशुत्वमवाप च ॥९-३४-७०॥
amāvāsyāṃ mahātejāstatronmajjnamahādyutiḥ। lokānprabhāsayāmāsa śītāṃśutvamavāpa ca ॥9-34-70॥
[अमावास्यां (amāvāsyāṃ) - on the new moon night; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly radiant; तत्र (tatra) - there; उन्मज्जन् (unmajjann) - emerging; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor; लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds; प्रभासयामास (prabhāsayāmāsa) - illuminated; शीतांशुत्वम् (śītāṃśutvam) - moonlight; अवाप (avāpa) - attained; च (ca) - and;]
(On the new moon night, the greatly radiant one, emerging there with great splendor, illuminated the worlds and attained moonlight.)
On the new moon night, a being of great radiance emerged there, illuminating the worlds and attaining the state of moonlight.
देवाश्च सर्वे राजेन्द्र प्रभासं प्राप्य पुष्कलम्। सोमेन सहिता भूत्वा दक्षस्य प्रमुखेऽभवन् ॥९-३४-७१॥
devāśca sarve rājendra prabhāsaṃ prāpya puṣkalam। somena sahitā bhūtvā dakṣasya pramukhe'bhavan ॥9-34-71॥
[देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; प्रभासम् (prabhāsam) - Prabhasa; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having arrived; पुष्कलम् (puṣkalam) - abundant; सोमेन (somena) - with Soma; सहिता (sahitā) - together; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Daksha; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in the presence; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(The gods, all of them, O king, having arrived at Prabhasa, together with Soma, became abundant in the presence of Daksha.)
O King, all the gods, having reached Prabhasa, joined with Soma, became prominent in the presence of Daksha.
ततः प्रजापतिः सर्वा विससर्जाथ देवताः। सोमं च भगवान्प्रीतो भूयो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥९-३४-७२॥
tataḥ prajāpatiḥ sarvā visasarjātha devatāḥ। somaṃ ca bhagavānprīto bhūyo vacanamabravīt ॥9-34-72॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; विससर्ज (visasarja) - released; अथ (atha) - and; देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods; सोमं (somaṃ) - Soma; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Then Prajapati released all the gods. And the blessed one, pleased, spoke to Soma again.)
Then Prajapati released all the gods. Pleased, the blessed one spoke to Soma once more.
मावमंस्थाः स्त्रियः पुत्र मा च विप्रान्कदाचन। गच्छ युक्तः सदा भूत्वा कुरु वै शासनं मम ॥९-३४-७३॥
māvamaṁsthāḥ striyaḥ putra mā ca viprānkadācana। gaccha yuktaḥ sadā bhūtvā kuru vai śāsanaṁ mama ॥9-34-73॥
[मा (mā) - do not; अवमंस्थाः (avamaṁsthāḥ) - disrespect; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; पुत्र (putra) - son; मा (mā) - do not; च (ca) - and; विप्रान् (viprān) - brahmins; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; सदा (sadā) - always; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - being; कुरु (kuru) - do; वै (vai) - indeed; शासनं (śāsanaṁ) - command; मम (mama) - my;]
(Do not disrespect women, son, and do not ever disrespect brahmins. Go, being always engaged, indeed follow my command.)
"Son, never disrespect women or brahmins. Always remain engaged and follow my command."
स विसृष्टो महाराज जगामाथ स्वमालयम्। प्रजाश्च मुदिता भूत्वा भोजने च यथा पुरा ॥९-३४-७४॥
sa visṛṣṭo mahārāja jagāmātha svamālayam। prajāśca muditā bhūtvā bhojane ca yathā purā ॥9-34-74॥
[स (sa) - he; विसृष्टः (visṛṣṭaḥ) - released; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; जगाम (jagāma) - went; अथ (atha) - then; स्वम् (svam) - own; आलयम् (ālayam) - abode; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; च (ca) - and; मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - happy; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; भोजने (bhojane) - in feasting; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरा (purā) - before;]
(He, the great king, having been released, then went to his own abode. The subjects, having become happy, feasted as before.)
The great king, having been released, returned to his own palace. The subjects rejoiced and celebrated with feasting as they did in the past.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा शप्तो निशाकरः। प्रभासं च यथा तीर्थं तीर्थानां प्रवरं ह्यभूत् ॥९-३४-७५॥
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yathā śapto niśākaraḥ। prabhāsaṃ ca yathā tīrthaṃ tīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ hyabhūt ॥9-34-75॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told; यथा (yathā) - as; शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed; निशाकरः (niśākaraḥ) - moon; प्रभासम् (prabhāsam) - Prabhasa; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - holy place; तीर्थानाम् (tīrthānām) - of holy places; प्रवरम् (pravaram) - the best; हि (hi) - indeed; अभूत् (abhūt) - became;]
(This all has been told to you, how the moon was cursed, and how Prabhasa became the best of holy places.)
This has all been explained to you: how the moon was cursed and how Prabhasa became the foremost of holy places.
अमावास्यां महाराज नित्यशः शशलक्षणः। स्नात्वा ह्याप्यायते श्रीमान्प्रभासे तीर्थ उत्तमे ॥९-३४-७६॥
amāvāsyāṃ mahārāja nityaśaḥ śaśalakṣaṇaḥ। snātvā hyāpyāyate śrīmānprabhāse tīrtha uttame ॥9-34-76॥
[अमावास्यां (amāvāsyāṃ) - on the new moon day; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - regularly; शशलक्षणः (śaśalakṣaṇaḥ) - having the mark of a hare (the moon); स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; हि (hi) - indeed; आप्यायते (āpyāyate) - becomes invigorated; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious one; प्रभासे (prabhāse) - at Prabhasa; तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the holy place; उत्तमे (uttame) - the best;]
(On the new moon day, O great king, the one with the mark of a hare (the moon), having bathed, indeed becomes invigorated, the glorious one at Prabhasa, at the best holy place.)
On the new moon day, O great king, the moon, having bathed, indeed becomes invigorated at the best holy place of Prabhasa.
अतश्चैनं प्रजानन्ति प्रभासमिति भूमिप। प्रभां हि परमां लेभे तस्मिन्नुन्मज्ज्य चन्द्रमाः ॥९-३४-७७॥
ataś cainaṃ prajānanti prabhāsam iti bhūmipa। prabhāṃ hi paramāṃ lebhe tasmin nunmajjya candramāḥ ॥9-34-77॥
[अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; प्रजानन्ति (prajānanti) - know; प्रभासम् (prabhāsam) - Prabhasa; इति (iti) - thus; भूमिप (bhūmipa) - O king; प्रभाम् (prabhām) - light; हि (hi) - indeed; परमाम् (paramām) - supreme; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; उन्मज्ज्य (unmajjya) - emerging; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - moon;]
(Therefore, O king, they know this as Prabhasa. Indeed, the moon obtained supreme light there, emerging.)
Therefore, O king, this place is known as Prabhasa. It is said that the moon, upon emerging there, acquired supreme brilliance.
ततस्तु चमसोद्भेदमच्युतस्त्वगमद्बली। चमसोद्भेद इत्येवं यं जनाः कथयन्त्युत ॥९-३४-७८॥
tatastu camasodbhēdamacyutastvagamadbalī। camasodbhēda ityēvaṁ yaṁ janāḥ kathayantyuta ॥9-34-78॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; चमसोद्भेदम् (camasodbhēdam) - Camasodbhēda; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta; त्वगमत् (tvagamat) - went; बली (balī) - Bali; चमसोद्भेदः (camasodbhēdaḥ) - Camasodbhēda; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; यम् (yam) - whom; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - speak; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Then, but Acyuta went to Camasodbhēda. In this way, people indeed speak of him as Camasodbhēda.)
Then, however, Acyuta went to Camasodbhēda, whom people indeed refer to as Camasodbhēda.
तत्र दत्त्वा च दानानि विशिष्टानि हलायुधः। उषित्वा रजनीमेकां स्नात्वा च विधिवत्तदा ॥९-३४-७९॥
tatra dattvā ca dānāni viśiṣṭāni halāyudhaḥ। uṣitvā rajanīmekāṃ snātvā ca vidhivattadā ॥9-34-79॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; च (ca) - and; दानानि (dānāni) - gifts; विशिष्टानि (viśiṣṭāni) - excellent; हलायुधः (halāyudhaḥ) - Halayudha; उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - having spent the night; रजनीम् (rajanīm) - night; एकां (ekāṃ) - one; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; च (ca) - and; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(There, having given excellent gifts, Halayudha spent one night; then, having bathed properly.)
There, Halayudha gave excellent gifts and spent one night there; then, he bathed properly.
उदपानमथागच्छत्त्वरावान्केशवाग्रजः। आद्यं स्वस्त्ययनं चैव तत्रावाप्य महत्फलम् ॥९-३४-८०॥
udapānam athāgacchat tvarāvān keśavāgrajaḥ। ādyaṃ svastyayanaṃ caiva tatrāvāpya mahatphalam ॥9-34-80॥
[उदपानम् (udapānam) - water-well; अथ (atha) - then; आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - came; त्वरावान् (tvarāvān) - hurriedly; केशवाग्रजः (keśavāgrajaḥ) - elder brother of Keshava; आद्यं (ādyaṃ) - first; स्वस्त्ययनं (svastyayanaṃ) - auspicious ritual; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत्र (tatra) - there; आवाप्य (āvāpya) - having obtained; महत् (mahat) - great; फलम् (phalam) - result;]
(Then the elder brother of Keshava came hurriedly to the water-well, and indeed, having obtained the first auspicious ritual there, a great result.)
The elder brother of Keshava hurriedly came to the water-well and performed the first auspicious ritual there, achieving a significant result.
स्निग्धत्वादोषधीनां च भूमेश्च जनमेजय। जानन्ति सिद्धा राजेन्द्र नष्टामपि सरस्वतीम् ॥९-३४-८१॥
snigdhavādoṣadhīnāṃ ca bhūmeśca janamejaya। jānanti siddhā rājendra naṣṭāmapi sarasvatīm ॥9-34-81॥
[स्निग्धत्वात् (snigdhāt) - due to the smoothness; ओषधीनां (oṣadhīnām) - of the herbs; च (ca) - and; भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth; च (ca) - and; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - the perfected ones; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; नष्टाम् (naṣṭām) - lost; अपि (api) - even; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati;]
(Due to the smoothness of the herbs and the earth, O Janamejaya, the perfected ones, O king of kings, know even the lost Sarasvati.)
O Janamejaya, due to the smoothness of the herbs and the earth, the perfected ones, O king of kings, are able to know even the lost Sarasvati.
